Carper tweets Delaware spin on park jobs data

Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar along with Sen. Tom Carper speak in Old New Castle on March 26, 2013, to celebrate the new First State National Monument.(Photo: JENNIFER CORBETT/THE NEWS JOURNAL)Buy Photo

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A recent tweet from Sen. Tom Carper touted the number of jobs national parks supported nationwide last year.

Carper's tweet:

Natl parks supported 234k jobs nationwide last year. DE is enjoying the benefits too, thanks to the new First State Natl Monument #NetDE

The last time we wrote about this, there was just one employee here in Delaware. I don't think things have changed that much with that number. I'd say it may be stretching the positive spin a bit to say Delaware is enjoying the benefits of jobs supported by the national park system.

Speaking of the First State National Monument, can anyone name the parts of it without looking it up? If you can, you deserve a gold star

As a reminder, the First State National Monument – the name doesn't quite roll off the tongue like Yellowstone – includes the Dover Green, New Castle Court House and the lands of the Woodlawn Tract